York County (South Carolina)

York County is a county located in the state of South Carolina in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is York.

Geography

The County is located in the north of South Carolina, bordering North Carolina and has an area of ​​1802 square kilometers, of which 34 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Cleveland County (North Carolina ), Gaston County ( North Carolina), Mecklenburg County ( North Carolina), Lancaster County, Chester County, Union County and Cherokee County.

History

York County was formed in 1798. It was named after the York County in Pennsylvania, former home of many settlers.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000

According to the census in 2000, lived in York County 164 614 people in 61 051 households and 44 933 families. The population density was 93 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 77.25 percent White, 19.16 percent Black or African American, 0.85 percent Native American, 0.89 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.93 percent from other races groups; 0.91 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.96 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 61 051 households 35.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.1 percent were married couples living together, 13.3 percent were single mothers, 26.4 percent were non-families, 21.3 percent of all households and 6.9 percent living alone who is 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.

26.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.5 percent between 18 and 24, 31.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94 males and 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 44,539, and the median income for a family was $ 51,815. Males have a median income of $ 36,713, women $ 24,857. The per capita income was $ 20,536. 7.3 percent of families and 10.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.